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Nickel 617 vs. S21460 Stainless Steel

Nickel 617 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S21460 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 26% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 617 and the bottom bar is S21460 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
390
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Shear Strength, MPa 510
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
14
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
17 to 19
Cobalt (Co), % 10 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
57.3 to 63.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
14 to 16
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 44.5 to 62
5.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030